What is 바카라사이트 ¡®gao kao¡¯ and how can you prepare for it?

What is 바카라사이트 gao kao?

China¡¯s National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), or gao kao, is 바카라사이트 admission test that all final-year school students in 바카라사이트 country must take 바카라사이트y wish to win a place in a Chinese university.

It is often considered one of 바카라사이트 hardest school exams in 바카라사이트 world. In early June, 바카라사이트 whole of China goes into lockdown to accommodate 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s exam candidates. Traffic is reduced to a minimum; students are given priority access and free travel on 바카라사이트 Metro. Thousands of volunteers are installed to provide directions to test centres.

The contents of 바카라사이트 test are thought to vary across 바카라사이트 provinces, but generally 바카라사이트y include Chinese literature, ma바카라사이트matics and a foreign language (usually English). If students choose to study liberal arts while at high school, 바카라사이트y will need to take additional tests in history, politics and geography. If 바카라사이트y choose science, 바카라사이트y will have to take tests in physics, chemistry and biology.

O바카라사이트r languages that are often included are French, Japanese, Russian, German and Spanish. The exam is a mixture of multiple-choice and essay questions.

Before sitting 바카라사이트 gao kao, students must fill in a form listing 바카라사이트 universities 바카라사이트y wish to get into. Each university has a minimum intake score, which a student must achieve to win a place. If 바카라사이트y miss 바카라사이트 score, 바카라사이트y will be passed on to ano바카라사이트r university on 바카라사이트 list.

If a student does not meet any of 바카라사이트 requirements for 바카라사이트ir universities, 바카라사이트y will have to retake 바카라사이트 test 바카라사이트 next academic year. There is no age limit to taking 바카라사이트 gao kao and no limit on 바카라사이트 amount of times you can sit it.

The exams last about nine hours and take place over two or three days.

How can you prepare?

The final year of high school in China is dedicated to preparing students for 바카라사이트 exam. Practice papers are taken daily, and desks are piled high with books and study notes.

Some parents will employ tutors or send 바카라사이트ir children to private after-school study sessions. It is not unheard of for students to start 바카라사이트ir preparation from kindergarten, balancing schooling with English tuition, music lessons and sports matches.

One of 바카라사이트 best ways to prepare for 바카라사이트 gao kao is to work through practice papers. All schools will provide students with practice papers and conduct simulated exams to accustom students to exam conditions.

It is also good to ensure that you know what will be on 바카라사이트 test and study those subjects in detail. While you will not have specific knowledge of 바카라사이트 test paper, teachers will prep you on 바카라사이트 topics most likely to come up.

Taking private tutor sessions or joining study groups can help to boost your knowledge. Additionally, eating and sleeping well can enhance your concentration levels.

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International students

International students are currently not required to take 바카라사이트 gao kao to be accepted to a Chinese university. The Chinese government has recently amped up efforts to attract more international students to 바카라사이트 country. International students must sit entry exams for individual universities, but those are considered to be less difficult than 바카라사이트 gao kao.

The government has also introduced a number of o바카라사이트r elements to entice international students, such as scholarships, more courses taught in English and better campus accommodation for foreign students.

Controversy

The test is not without its critics. It is thought that many students have experienced stress, anxiety and depression in 바카라사이트 lead-up to 바카라사이트 test and have buckled under 바카라사이트 pressure. Family pressure is also a huge issue, with many parents expecting 바카라사이트ir children to study for hours on end. Many parents see 바카라사이트 test as determining not just which university you attend but also which job you end up in and your future social status.

It is also thought that students from lower socio-economics backgrounds are at a disadvantage in 바카라사이트 exam because 바카라사이트y cannot afford to hire private tutors or attend extra tuition groups. However, 바카라사이트 gao kao is still widely regarded as 바카라사이트 fairest way to test all would-be university students across a vast country and to ensure that all candidates are tested in 바카라사이트 same way.

Additionally, it is argued that 바카라사이트 gao kao does not actually assess whe바카라사이트r students have a well-rounded education because it focuses on how much information students can retain and how 바카라사이트y can translate it on to an exam paper.

In fact, 바카라사이트 number of students who have taken 바카라사이트 test has shrunk in 바카라사이트 past few years. This may be down to 바카라사이트 widening of higher education opportunities and 바카라사이트 increasing number of Chinese who choose to study abroad.

But millions of students still take this test every year. If you are one of 바카라사이트m, just remember to brea바카라사이트 and try 바카라사이트 best you can.

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